Wednesday, September 25, 2019

They seek him here, they seek him there...

I might not be, in the words of Ray Davies, a dedicated follower of fashion, yet I grew up on King's Road in the 70s and my mother modelled for Christian Dior, so I might be said to have, willy-nilly, assimilated the codes and critiques of both street and catwalk. It seems that Donald Trump is not the only President sporting offspring keen to show off the newest wrinkle — whilst recklessly signalling a shabby, upstart sensibility. Morales Jnr here must have purchased this item a few years ago, abandoned it in a closet and then donned it rather hurriedly for his excursion to our city. His left hand artfully disguises the fact that the top button has surely already popped off.